CATALOGUE 


1ARON  DE  HlRSCH  TRADE  SCHOOL 


222  EAST  G4TH  STREET 

YORK 


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Baron  de  fiirscb  trade  School 


222     EAST    e4TH     STRKKT 
NEW     YORK 


CATALOGUE 


THE  HOPP    PRESS 

370  Eighlh  Avenue.  New  York 


Baron  de  Hirsch  Fund 


TRUSTEES 

EUGENE  S.   BENJAMIN,   PRESIDENT 
JACOB  H.   SCHIFF,   VICE  PRESIDENT 
MURRY  GUGGENHEIM,  TREASURER 
MAX  J.   KOHLER,   HONORARY  SECRETARY 

HENRY  RICE,        EMANUEL  LEHMAN,        NATHAN    BIjUR, 

ABRAHAM   ABRAHAM,     MAYER  SULZBERGER, 

WILLIAM  B.   HACKENBURG,  LOUIS  SIEGBERT, 

SOLOMON  G    ROSENBAUM,          SAMUEL  S.  FLEISHER 


Trade  School 


SUPERINTENDENT 

J.   ERNEST  G    YALDEN 


INSTRUCTORS 

MORRIS  H.   NATANSON, 

Fresco,  House  and  Sign  Painting  Departments 

PAUL   BALZE,   Plumbing  Department 

ALFRED   E     BELL,    Electrical  Department 

JOHN  H.  SCOTT,  JR  ,   Carpentry  Department 

KURT  STOYE,   Machinist  Department 
EDWARD  A.   MILLER,   Mechanical  Drawing  and  Mathematics 


ASSISTANT  INSTRUCTORS 

WILLIAM  SCHUMACHER,  Electrical  Department 
WILLIAM  G.   KALTENBACH,    Plumbing  Department 


ELIZABETH  WELLER,  Clerk 


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COURSES  OF  INSTRUCTION 


Day  Classes 

TRADES 

Machinist  Work  .Plumbing  House  Painting 

Electrical  Work  CarPentry.  Fresc°  Paintin§ 

Sign   Painting 


Mathematics    and    Mechanical    Drawing 


ALL  INSTRUCTION  IS  FREE 


OBJECT 


The  aim  of  the  Baron  de  Hirsch  Trade  School  is  to  fit  young 
men  in  as  short  a  time  as  possible  to  obtain  employment  in  one  of 
the  mechanical  trades  as  a  means  of  livelihood.  -  , 

The  education  of  the  mechanic  may  be  said  to  consist  of  prac- 
tice and  principles.  Practice  supplies  him  with  that  skill  and 
quickness  required  of  the  first-class  mechanic;  and  a  knowledge 
of  principles,  the  correct  methods  of  doing  work,  and  a  thorough 
understanding  of  those  methods. 

At  this  time  the  quickest  and  best  way  to  acquire  sufficient 
knowledge  of  a  mechanical  trade  to  obtain  employment  therein,  is 
to  attend  a  Trade  School ;  for  there,  under  competent  instructors, 
a  young  man  is  able  to  learn  more  of  the  principles  of  a  trade  in 
six  months  than  he  could  pick  up  in  a  shop  in  two  years,  for  in  a 
shop  there  is  no  one  whose  special  business  it  is  to  teach  him 
those  principles. 

In  so  acquiring  a  knowledge  of  the  principles  of  a  trade,  he 
will  at  the  same  time  get  much  practice,  and  on  leaving  the  school 
and  starting  to  work  he  will  the  more  rapidly  become  a  first-class 
mechanic,  having  started  with  a  proper  foundation. 

A  recent  investigation  has  shown  that  the  average  wages  paid 
to  young  men  in  New  York  who  are  employed  in  the  different 
occupations  open  to  them  without  any  previous  training  or  prep- 
aration, is  $5.39  per  week,  their  average  age  being  about  seven- 
teen and  a  half  years.  After  receiving  a  five  and  a  half  months' 
course  as  a  special  preparation  to  enter  mechanical  trades,  these 
same  young  men  earned  an  average  of  $7.54  per  week,  or  a  gain 
of  $2.15,  due  to  their  change  of  occupation,  made  possible  by 
attending  the  Trade  School. 

There  is  as  constant  a  demand  for  skilled  helpers  as  for  skilled 
mechanics,  and  our  graduates  find  little  difficulty  in  securing  im- 
mediate employment  after  leaving  the  school,  at  wages  ranging 
from  $5.00  to  $15.00  per  week,  and  a  prospect  of  being  able  to 
earn  journeymen's  wages  within  a  year  or  two. 


REQUIREMENTS    FOR  ADfllSSlON 


Admission  to  the  school  is  limited  to  Jewish  young  n:en. 
Applicants  must  be  able-bodied  and  at  least  sixteen  years  of 
age. 

Applicants  must  be  able  to  speak,  read  and  write  the  English 
language. 

Applicants  must  show  that  they  have  some  means  of  support 
while  learning  a  trade,  as  nothing  in  addition  to  the  instruction  is 
provided  by  the  school. 


PROBATIONARY  PERIOD 


All  applicants  for  admission  to  the  classes  will  be  taken  on 
trial  for  a  period  of  fourteen  working  days.  At  the  end  of  this 
period,  if  the  applicant  has  shown  that  he  possesses  sufficient  abil- 
ity to  learn  a  trade,  and  has  proven  himself  worthy  of  acceptance 
as  a  pupil,  he  will  be  enrolled  as  a  member  of  the  class. 


ADniSSION  OF  PUPILS 


Two  classes  are  admitted  each  year :  The  first  part  of  Febru- 
ary and  the  middle  part  of  August.  In  no  case  will  pupils  be  ad- 
mitted to  a  class  after  three  weeks  from  the  date  of  admission  of 
that  class. 

As  the  number  of  applicants  far  exceeds  the  capacity  of  the 
school,  applications  for  admission  will  be  received  for  four  months 
previous  to  the  opening  of  a  class,  and  pupils  will  be  admitted  in 
the  order  of  their  original  application. 

Application  for  admission  should  be  made  in  person  to  the 
Superintendent,  any  morning,  but  Saturday  and  Sunday,  between 
the  hours  of  9  and  10  o'clock. 

Application  for  admission  by  those  living  at  a  distance  from 
New  York,  may  be  made  by  mail. 


HOURS  OF  ATTENDANCE 


On  Mondays,  Tuesdays,  Wednesdays  and  Thursdays  the  hours 
are  from  8  A.  M.  until  4.30  P.  M.,  with  an  intermission  of  half 
an  hour  at  noon.  On  Friday  the  school  closes  at  3.30  P.  M. 


GENERAL  REGULATIONS 


Pupils  are  required  to  be  present  every  school  day,  unless  ex- 
cused by  the  Superintendent. 

Pupils  wishing  to  be  excused  from  attendance  must  notify 
their  instructor. 

A  pupil  being  absent  without  having  notified  his  instructor  of 
his  intention  to  do  so  must  bring  a  written  excuse,  or  explain 
cause  of  absence  to  the  Superintendent. 

Pupils  must  be  prompt  in  attendance. 

Any  pupil  changing  his  place  of  residence  must  notify  the 
Superintendent. 

Pupils  failing  to  abide  by  the  rules  and  regulations  of  the 
school  will  be  promptly  dismissed. 


SYSTEfl  OF  INSTRUCTION 


Applicants  will  be  assigned  to  whatever  course  they  seem  best 
adapted,  due  regard  being  given  to  their  own  inclination  as  to 
the  trade  they  wish  to  learn. 

Each  of  the  courses  offered  takes  five  and  one-half  months  for 
its  completion,  and  no  certificate  will  be  given  to  any  pupil  who 
does  not  remain  throughout  the  entire  course. 

The  aim  of  each  of  the  courses  is  to  give  the  pupil  a  sufficient 
practical  working  knowledge  of  a  trade  to  enable  him  to  readily 
secure  employment  in  that  trade  as  a  helper,  and  a  proper  under- 
standing of  the  theory  of  the  trade  to  prepare  him  for  certain  and 
rapid  advancement  to  the  grade  of  journeyman. 

To  impart  this  practical  working  knowledge,  each  pupil  takes 
some  seven  hundred  hours  of  shop  work. 

The  instructors  are  all  skilled  mechanics  of  long  experience, 
and  all  work  done  is  as  nearly  as  possible  like  the  work  that  will 
be  met  with  in  actual  practice. 

The  theoretical  side  of  the  trade  is  taught  in  frequent  lectures 
and  shop  talks,  and  each  pupil  is  required  to  keep  a  note-book  in 
which  such  lectures  are  to  be  copied. 

All  work  is,  as  far  as  practicable,  done  from  working  draw- 
ings, and  instruction  in  Mechanical  Drawing  is  given  to  enable 
pupils  to  read  and  work  understandingly  from  such  drawings. 

All  pupils  are  required  to  devote  three  hours  per  week  to  shop 
mathematics.  The  course  includes  instruction  in  shop  arithmetic 
and  elementary  mechanics. 

During  the  term  frequent  examinations  are  held  to  ascertain 
the  pupils'  progress,  and  at  the  termination  of  the  course  an  ex- 
amination is  given  in  both  theoretical  and  practical  work. 

To  each  graduate  passing  these  examinations  satisfactorily  a 
kit  of  tools  is  given,  and  a  certificate  stating  that  he  has  completed 
one  of  the  courses  offered  by  the  school. 


PLUMBING  SHOP 


SETTING  FIXTURES  IN  PLUMBING  SHOP 


CARPENTRY  SHOP 


IN  THE  MACHINE  SHOP 


MACHINE  SHOP 


MACHINE    SHOP 


HACHIN1STS'  COURSE 


The  course  aims  to  be  comprehensive  enough  to  give  the  pupil 
a  good  grounding  in  the  principles  and  different  practical  opera- 
tions of  the  trade. 

Bench  Work. 

A  number  of  exercises  such  as  templates,  calipers,  gauges,  tap 
wrenches,  journal  boxes,  surface  plate  are  completed,  showing 
the  operations  of  chipping,  filing,  polishing,  scraping,  laying  out; 
fitting,  tapping,  threading  with  stock  and  die,  etc. 

Drill  Press. 

Practice  in  drilling  different  kinds  of  metals,  different  speeds 
and  feeds,  use  of  different  kinds  of  drills,  drill  grinding,  lubrica- 
tion, and  clamping  of  work. 

Shaper  and  Planer. 

Planing  blocks  with  square  and  dovetail  slides,  journal,  par- 
allel strips,  etc. 

Lathe. 

Exercises  on  both  speed  and  engine  lathe,  such  as  plug  and 
ring  gauges,  step  gauges,  plumb  bobs,  bell  center  punch,  lathe 
centers,  mandrels,  face  plates,  cutting  V  and  square  threads,  ar- 
bors, ornamental  turning  showing  principles  of  centering,  chuck- 
ing, speeds  and  feeds,  turning,  boring,  facing,  taper  turning,  fit- 
ting, thread  cutting,  use  of  micrometer,  hand  turning  and  polish- 
ing. Also  forging,  dressing,  tempering  and  grinding  lathe  tools. 

Screw  Machine. 

Exercises :  Plumb  bob,  rivets,  washers,  screws,  binding  posts, 
etc.,  showing  use  of  the  machine,  the  different  tools  and  the  set- 
ting up  of  the  machine. 

Milling  Mac/line. 

Exercises :  Set  screw  wrench,  chuck  jaws,  gear  cutting  and 
various  types  of  cutters,  showing  use  of  different  cutters,  chuck- 
ing and  clamping,  plain,  index  and  spiral  milling,  and  use  of  uni- 
versal dividing  head. 


Universal  Grinding  Machine.  * 

Exercises  in  grinding  mandrels,  lathe  centers,  milling  cutters, 
gauges  and  reamers. 

In  addition  to  the  above  mentioned  work,  a  great  variety  of 
extra  work  is  made,  such  as  special  tools  for  shop  use,  and  all 
repairs. 

During  the  latter  part  of  the  term  complete  machines  are  built 
by  the  class.  We  have  built  grinders,  punch  presses,  drill  presses, 
gasoline  engines,  lathes,  shapers,  etc.,  and  such  practical  work  is 
a  direct  application  of  the  fundamental  operations  learned  in  the 
first  part  of  the  term,  and  gives  the  pupil  excellent  practice  in 
assembling  and  construction  work. 


CARPENTRY  COURSE 


The  first  part  of  the  course  is  devoted  to  the  completion  of  a 
number  of  bench  exercises  devised  to  show  the  use  of  the  different 
carpenters'  tools,  and  to  teach  the  proper  method  of  handling  the 
same. 

This  is  followed  by  a  set  of  exercises  showing  the  principles 
of  joinery,  comprising  the  following  joints: 

Half-lap,  miter,  open  mortise  and  tenon,  double  open  mortise 
and  tenon,  blind  mortise  and  tenon,  through  mortise  and  tenon, 
half-lap  dovetail,  sash,  door,  brace,  dowel,  slip-tongue,  etc. 

Later  the  pupils  are  taught  to  lay  out  and  construct  complete 
pieces  of  work,  such  as  frames,  tool  boxes,  small  panels  of  various 
kinds,  window  frames,  sash,  box  columns,  arch  centers,  etc.  Set- 
ting of  different  kinds  of  builders'  hardware. 

Full-size  panel  doors  are  made,  and  set  in  a  partition,  showing 
practical  methods  of  casing,  fitting,  locking  and  hanging. 

The  latter  part  of  the  term  is  devoted  to  house  framing.  First 
each  pupil  completes  a  house  frame  model  to  scale.  This  teaches 
the  principles  of  framing,  the  laying  out  and  getting  out  parts  of 
a  house  frame.  The  class  as  a  whole  then  builds  a  small  full-size 


COTTAGE  BUILT  BY  THE  CARPEN  FRY  CLASS 


STAIRWAY  BUILT  BY  THE  CARPENTRY  CLASS 


frame  cottage,  complete,  giving  actual  practice  in  framing,  sheath- 
ing, shingling,  partitioning,  flooring  and  setting  of  all  trim. 

Blue  prints,  showing  various  methods  of  framing,  with  the 
names  of  the  parts  of  a  frame,  are  given  to  each  pupil  and  prac- 
tical examples  are  worked  out  by  the  class  showing  methods  of 
figuring  material  in  such  work. 


ELECTRICAL  COURSE 


The  aim  of  the  course  is  to  give  the  pupil  a  knowledge  of  the 
many  problems  that  occur  in  bell  wrork,  burglar  alarm  systems, 
and  electric  light  wiring,  and  to  turn  him  out  a  neat  and  efficient 
electrical  worker. 

About  two  months  of  the  term  is  devoted  to  bell  work  and 
burglar  alarm  systems ;  the  remainder  to  electric  light  wiring. 

Under  Bell  Work  about  thirty-five  exercises  are  completed. 
These  different  exercises  are  worked  out  on  the  walls  or  ceiling — 
from  floor  plans  and  diagrams,  and  embrace  wiring  for  different 
combinations  of  bells  and  buttons,  door  trips,  automatic  drops, 
fire  alarm,  door  openers,  speaking  tube  with  mail  box  and  door 
opener,  4  and  6  drop  annunciators,  wiring  and  cutting  in  door  and 
window  springs,  burglar  alarm  matting  to  automatic  gong  and 
drop,  closed  circuit  alarm,  testing  cable,  and  wiring  for  inter- 
communicating systems,  and  different  types  of  gas-lighting  burn- 
ers. 

Lectures  are  given  on  the  different  types  of  batteries,  testing. 
etc.,  and  each  pupil  is  given  blue  prints  showing  standard  dia- 
grams for  wiring. 

This  is  followed  by  some  thirty  practical  exercises  in  Klectric 
Light  Work.    This  includes  wire  splicing,  running  wire  on  j> 
lain  knobs  and  cleats,  in  moulding,  and  connecting  up  receptacles, 
sockets,  cut-outs,  switches,  etc.,  for  both  two  and  three-wire 
terns. 

Laying  out  of  different  circuits  from  plans. 


Iron  and  "Greenfield"  conduit  work,  wiring  and  connecting 
up  all  necessary  fixtures. 

During  the  term  problems  in  wiring  are  given,  and  pupils  are 
shown  how  to  calculate  the  size  of  feeders  and  mains. 

Fire  Department  and  Underwriters'  rules  are  fully  explained. 

At  the  conclusion  of  these  exercises  a  complete  installation  for 
a  lighting  system  is  put  in  the  classroom.  A  switch  board  is 
erected  with  knife  switches  controlling  the  different  section  panel 
boards  or  cut-out  boxes,  ammeter,  voltmeter,  voltmeter  and 
ground  detector  switch. 

Lectures  and  practical  notes  are  given  throughout  the  course 
to  be  copied  into  the  pupils'  note-books. 


PLUMBING  COURSE 


This  course  aims  to  give  the  pupil  a  sound  working  knowledge 
of  the  principles  and  practice  of  the  plumbing  and  gas-fitting 
trade. 

Lead  Work. 

Among  the  first  exercises  given  are :  -tinning  hatchet  and 
straight  irons;  filing,  soiling  and  tinning  brass  spuds  and  fer- 
rules ;  straightening  supply  pipe,  cup  joints,  casting  lead  tacks, 
soldering  -lead  tacks,  overcast  joints,  and  lead  seams. 

This  will  be  followed  by  a  complete  set  of  exercises  in  joint 
wiping,  comprising  horizontal  round  joints,  upright  round  joints, 
reducing  joints,  horizontal  branch  joints,  upright  branch  joints, 
flange  joints,  round  joints  on  brass  pipe,  etc. 

Pupils  are  now  required  to  make  bends  of  i*/2-inch  and  2-inch 
waste,  of  4-inch  lead  soil  pipe,  and  those  sufficiently  proficient,  a 
grease  trap  from  drawing. 

Cast  Iron  Pipe. 

Practice  is  given  in  cutting  cast  iron  pipe,  twisting  oakum, 
yarning  and  caulking  joints  on  cast  iron  pipe,  vertical  and  hori- 
zontal. 

All  such  joints  must  stand  an  hydraulic  test  of  60  pomrls  pres- 
sure. 


Wrought  Iron  Pipe. 

Description  of  the  tools,  fittings,  etc.,  and  practice  in  the  mak- 
ing of  nipple  chucks,  nipples,  straight  and  bent  drops  with  straps, 
offsets,  and  the  handling  of  large  screw  pipe. 

Gas-fitting. 

Toward  the  latter  part  of  the  term  the  class  installs,  tests  and 
connects  up  gas  lighting  systems  with  ceiling  and  side  outlets. 
The  taking  of  measurements,  air  pump,  spring  and  mercury 
gauges  are  fully  described. 

Plumbing. 

The  class  now  installs  a  house  drain,  area  and  leader  branches, 
fresh-air  inlets,  soil,  waste  and  vent  lines  in  cast  iron,  common 
and  F.  &  W.  fittings,  and  wrought  iron;  sets  and  connects  up 
range  boilers  with  lead  and  galvanized  iron,  water-closets,  wash 
basins,  urinals,  sinks  and  laundry  tubs. 

All  this  construction  work  is  done  from  working  drawings. 

Throughout  the  term  frequent  lectures  are  given  on  House 
Drainage  and  Water  Supply,  Building  Department  Rules  and 
Regulations,  etc.,  and  notes  are  given,  with  necessary  diagrams, 
to  be  copied  into  the  pupils'  note-books. 


SIGN    PAINTING  COURSE 


The  course  includes  instruction  in  the  names  and  uses  of  sign 
painters'  tools  and  materials. 

The  preparation  of  new  boards  for  lettering,  of  old  signs  for 
relettering,  drawing  of  the  different  alphabets,  spacing  of  letters 
and  laying  out  of  signs,  lettering  in  one,  two  and  more  colors, 
shading,  lettering  in  gold,  silver  and  bronze,  lettering  on  wood, 
metal,  cloth  and  glass,  and  construction  of  finished  signs. 

Freehand  drawing  is  taught,  and  preparation  of  simple  sten- 
cils. 


HOUSE  PAINTERS'  COURSE 


The  course  includes  instruction  in  the  names  and  use  of  house 
painters'  tools  and  materials. 

Practical  work  as  follows :  Removal  of  old  paint  and  kalso- 
mine,  cutting  out  cracks  and  replastering  same,  preparation  of 
walls  and  ceilings  for  kalsomine,  making  size,  mixing  kalsomine 
colors,  kalsomining  walls  and  ceilings.  Preparation  of  surfaces 
for  painting  in  oil,  killing  of  knots  and  green  spots,  sandpapering 
and  puttying,  preparation  of  priming,  painting  brickwork,  wood- 
work, plaster  walls  and  ceilings,  preparation  of  second  and  third 
coats  of  paint,  plain  painting  and  panel  work  in  different  shades, 
flatting,  stippling,  lining,  drawing,  cutting,  preparing  and  use  of 
stencils,  graining,  staining  and  varnishing.  Lectures  are  given 
throughout  the  course  explaining  methods  of  mixing  colors. 


FRESCO  PAINTING   COURSE 


As  it  is  necessary  for  one  to  be  proficient  in  plain  house  paint- 
ing in  order  to  learn  elementary  fresco  painting,  pupils  devote 
about  one-half  of  the  term  to  the  house  painting  course,  the  latter 
half  of  the  term  is  then  devoted  to  obtaining  a  good  foundation 
for  the  fresco  painters'  trade. 

The  practical  instruction,  besides  practice  in  plain  house 
painting,  includes  freehand  drawing,  drawing  and  cutting  stencils, 
painting  flat  and  shaded  ornaments,  and  finally  full-size  designs 
on  walls  and  ceilings. 


nECHANICAL   DRAWING  COURSE 

Instruction  in  mechanical  drawing  is  given  to  members  of  the 
Carpentry.  .Machinist,  Electrical  and  Plumbing  Departments. 

The  object  of  the  course  is  to  enable  pupils  to  read  working 
drawings  and  to  understand  the  principles  underlying  the  laying 
out  of  work. 


SIGN-PAINTING    SHOP 


SOME  WORK  OF  THE  SIGN-PAINTERS 


ELECTRICAL  SHOP 


ELECTRICAL  SHOP 


The  instruction  consists  of  an  elementary  course  in  projection, 
the  making  of  drawings  from  models,  and  from  specifications  of 
models. 

A  series  of  problems  in  geometrical  drawing  are  then  given 
to  enable  pupils  to  comprehend  the  principles  upon  which  depend 
the  laying  out  of  work.  This  is  supplemented  by  a  series  of  more 
difficult  problems,  which  the  pupils  are  required  to  solve  at  home. 

The  latter  part  of  the  course  is  devoted  to  making  working 
drawings  of  objects  directly  related  to  the  pupils'  trade.  Such  as 
drawings  of  the  shop  exercises  and  the  making  of  drawings  from 
shop  sketches. 


MATHEMATICS  COURSE 


While  our  pupils  upon  admission  are  expected  to  have  a  fair 
knowledge  of  the  fundamental  processes  of  arithmetic,  many  have 
left  school  for  some  years  and  are  in  consequence  very  deficient 
in  this  subject. 

To  remedy  this,  all  pupils  are  required  to  take  an  elementary 
course  in  arithmetic.  This  embraces  a  review  of  the  fundamental 
processes,  fractions,  decimals  and  especial  attention  to  mensura- 
tion in  its  application  to  the  different  trades. 


